Flood, Bayamon
- When
- July 20, 3:00 PM AST
- Where
- Bayamon County, San Juan
Flood in Puerto Rico, July 20, 1997
Heavy rains produced by the passage of a tropical wave, former tropical depression number five, caused flooding in Guaynabo, Bayamon, Toa Baja, Toa Alta, Dorado and Rio Piedras. Rainfall of two to three inches was recorded in parts of the metro area Sunday.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SJU wrote it up.
Heavy rains produced by the passage of a tropical wave, former tropical depression number five, caused flooding in Guaynabo, Bayamon, Toa Baja, Toa Alta, Dorado and Rio Piedras. Rainfall of two to three inches was recorded in parts of the metro area Sunday. Carraizo's water reservoir increased 19 centimeters in 72 hours.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 20, 1997
- Funnel Clouds in Wisconsin, July 20, 1997
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5622222.